Revised Version 1895

Ecclesiastes 12

1Rememberוּזְכֹר֙u.ze.KhorH2142also thy Creator in thedaysבִּימֵ֖יbi.MeiH3117of thyyouthבְּחוּרֹתֶ֑יךָbe.chu.ro.Tei.khaH979, or ever theevilהָֽרָעָ֔הha.ra.'AhH7451daysיְמֵ֣יye.MeiH3117comeיָבֹ֙אוּ֙ya.Vo.'uH935, and theyearsשָׁנִ֔יםsha.NimH8141drawוְהִגִּ֣יעוּve.hi.Gi.'uH5060nigh, when thou shaltsayתֹּאמַ֔רto.MarH559, I havenoלֹא־lo'-H3808pleasureחֵֽפֶץ׃Che.fetzH2656in them;

2oreverH7725thesunהַשֶּׁ֙מֶשׁ֙ha.She.meshH8121, and thelightוְהָא֔וֹרve.ha.'OrH216, and themoonוְהַיָּרֵ֖חַve.hai.ya.Re.achH3394, and thestarsוְהַכּוֹכָבִ֑יםve.ha.ko.kha.VimH3556, bedarkenedתֶחְשַׁ֤ךְtech.ShakhH2821, and thecloudsהֶעָבִ֖יםhe.'a.VimH5645returnוְשָׁ֥בוּve.Sha.vuH7725afterאַחַ֥ר'a.CharH310therainהַגָּֽשֶׁם׃ha.Ga.shemH1653:

3in thedayבַּיּ֗וֹםbai.YomH3117when thekeepersH376of thehouseהַבַּ֔יִתha.Ba.yitH1004shalltrembleשֶׁיָּזֻ֙עוּ֙shei.ya.Zu.'uH2111, and thestrongהֶחָ֑יִלhe.Cha.yilH2428menH376shall bow themselves, and the grinders ceasebecauseכִּ֣יkiH3588they arefewH4592, andthoseH376thatlookהָרֹא֖וֹתha.ro.'otH7200outH7200of thewindowsבָּאֲרֻבּֽוֹת׃ba.'a.ru.BotH699bedarkenedוְחָשְׁכ֥וּve.cha.she.KhuH2821,

4and thedoorדְלָתַ֙יִם֙de.la.Ta.yimH1817shall beshutוְסֻגְּר֤וּve.su.ge.RuH5462in thestreetבַּשּׁ֔וּקba.ShukH7784; when thesoundק֣וֹלKolH6963of thegrindingהַֽטַּחֲנָ֑הha.ta.cha.NahH2913islowH8217, and one shallriseH6965upH6965at thevoiceלְק֣וֹלle.KolH6963of abirdהַצִּפּ֔וֹרha.tzi.PorH6833, andallכָּל־kol-H3605thedaughtersבְּנ֥וֹתbe.NotH1323ofmusicהַשִּֽׁיר׃ha.ShirH7892shall bebroughtH6965lowH8217;

5yeaH3588, they shall beafraidיִרָ֙אוּ֙yi.Ra.'uH3372of thatwhichH1004ishighמִגָּבֹ֤הַּmi.ga.Vo.ahH1364, andterrorsוְחַתְחַתִּ֣יםve.chat.cha.TimH2849shall be in thewayבַּדֶּ֔רֶךְba.De.rekhH1870; and thealmondהַשָּׁקֵד֙ha.sha.KedH8247treeH8247shall blossom, and thegrasshopperהֶֽחָגָ֔בhe.cha.GavH2284shall be aburdenH413, and the caper-berry shallfailוְתָפֵ֖רve.ta.FerH6565:becauseH3588manהָאָדָם֙ha.'a.DamH120goeth to hislongעוֹלָמ֔וֹo.la.MoH5769homeH1004, and themournersהַסֹּפְדִֽים׃ha.so.fe.DimH5594goהֹלֵ֤ךְho.LekhH1980aboutH413thestreetsבָשּׁ֖וּקva.ShukH7784:

6or ever thesilverהַכֶּ֔סֶףha.Ke.sefH3701cordחֶ֣בֶלChe.velH2256be loosed, or thegoldenהַזָּהָ֑בha.za.HavH2091bowlגֻּלַּ֣תgu.LatH1543bebrokenH7665, or thepitcherכַּד֙kadH3537bebrokenH7665at the fountain, or thewheelהַגַּלְגַּ֖לha.gal.GalH1534brokenH7665at thecisternהַבּֽוֹר׃ha.BorH953;

7and thedustהֶעָפָ֛רhe.'a.FarH6083returnוְיָשֹׁ֧בve.ya.ShoH7725to theearthהָאָ֖רֶץha.'A.retzH776as it was, and thespiritוְהָר֣וּחַve.ha.Ru.achH7307returnתָּשׁ֔וּבta.ShuvH7725untoGodהָאֱלֹהִ֖יםha.'E.lo.HimH430whogaveנְתָנָֽהּ׃ne.ta.NahH5414it.

8Vanityהֲבֵ֧לha.VelH1892ofvanitiesהֲבָלִ֛יםha.va.LimH1892, saith thePreacherהַקּוֹהֶ֖לֶתha.ko.He.letH6953;allהַכֹּ֥לha.KolH3605isvanityהָֽבֶל׃Ha.velH1892.

9AndfurtherH5750, because thePreacherקֹהֶ֖לֶתko.He.letH6953waswiseחָכָ֑םcha.KhamH2450, hestillH5750taughtלִמַּד־li.mad-H3925thepeopleהָעָ֔םha.'AmH5971knowledgeדַּ֙עַת֙da.'atH1847; yea, heponderedH2713, and soughtoutH2713, and set in ordermanyהַרְבֵּֽה׃har.BehH7235proverbsמְשָׁלִ֥יםme.sha.LimH4912.

10ThePreacherקֹהֶ֔לֶתko.He.letH6953soughtH1245tofindלִמְצֹ֖אlim.Tzo'H4672outH1245acceptablewordsדִּבְרֵי־div.rei-H1697, and thatwhichH1697waswrittenוְכָת֥וּבve.kha.TuvH3789uprightly, evenwordsדִּבְרֵ֥יdiv.ReiH1697oftruthאֱמֶֽת׃'e.MetH571.

11Thewordsדִּבְרֵ֤יdiv.ReiH1697of thewiseחֲכָמִים֙cha.kha.MimH2450are as goads, and as nails wellfastenedH5414are thewordsH1697of themastersבַּעֲלֵ֣יba.'a.LeiH1167of assemblies,whichH1697aregivenH5414from oneshepherdמֵרֹעֶ֥הme.ro.'EhH7462.

12And furthermore, mysonבְּנִ֣יbe.NiH1121, be admonished: ofmakingH369manyהַרְבֵּה֙har.BehH7235booksסְפָרִ֤יםse.fa.RimH5612there isnoH369endקֵ֔ץKetzH7093; andmuchהַרְבֵּ֖הhar.BehH7235studyוְלַ֥הַגve.La.hagH3854is a weariness of thefleshבָּשָֽׂר׃ba.SarH1320.

13This is theendס֥וֹףSofH5490of thematterדָּבָ֖רda.VarH1697;allהַכֹּ֣לha.KolH3605hath beenheardנִשְׁמָ֑עnish.Ma'H8085:fearיְרָא֙ye.Ra'H3372Godהָאֱלֹהִ֤יםha.'E.lo.HimH430, andkeepשְׁמ֔וֹרshe.MorH8104hiscommandmentsמִצְוֹתָ֣יוmitz.vo.TavH4687; for this is thewholeכָּל־kol-H3605dutyH1697ofmanהָאָדָֽם׃ha.'a.DamH120.

14ForGodהָאֱלֹהִ֛יםha.'E.lo.HimH430shallbringיָבִ֥אya.Vi'H935everyכָּל־kol-H3605workמַֽעֲשֶׂ֔הma.'a.SehH4639intoH935judgmentבְמִשְׁפָּ֖טve.mish.PatH4941, witheveryכָּל־kol-H3605hiddenנֶעְלָ֑םne'.LamH5956thingכִּ֤יkiH3588,whetherאִם־'im-H518it begoodט֖וֹבTovH2896orwhetherוְאִם־ve.'im-H518it beevilרָֽע׃Ra'H7451.

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